SanDisk has confirmed that they’ve begun developing flash memory cards based on CFast 2.0 specification. The new specs were announced by the CompactFlash Association (CFA) and will enable faster performance compared to the CompactFlash memory cards. CFA says the new card format will prove useful to professional photographers and videographers as it will be […]
RIM signs licensing agreement with Microsoft
BlackBerry maker RIM has signed a patent licensing agreement with Microsoft that enables RIM to use Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) filesystem. There’s no word on the monetary benefit for Microsoft but did confirm RIM to use exFAT “for certain BlackBerry devices,” which presumably could be the upcoming BB10 devices. exFAT improves on its […]
Android Activations Pass 500m Devices Till Date
Last week, Schmidt revealed that total number of Android device activation have reached a whopping 480 million and are activating about 1.3 million Android devices every day. Now Andy Rubin has taken to Twitter (yet again) to reveal the new numbers, interestingly, just a day before the unveiling of the next-generation iPhone. The total […]
Amazon announces Kindle Paperwhite, reduces 6-inch Kindle price
Amazon today unraveled a bunch of Kindle hardware and software, including the all new Kindle Paperwhite. The name is derived from the use of the ‘paperwhite’ display, which Amazon says delivers a sharper resolution (212ppi) along with high contrast, capacitive touchscreen display and a front light. The 9.1mm Kindle also touts an 8 week […]
WD intros My Passport Edge HDDs for PC and Mac
Western Digital has expanded its portable storage offerings with the new My Passport Edge HDDs. The My Passport Edge HDD comes in two flavors – one optimized for Windows PCs and the other for Mac and boasts USB 3.0 connectivity in slim and attractive design. Both drives support encryption and backup support, which is […]
Google activates 1.3m Android devices every day
Andy Rubin is the one who generally confirms the Android activation numbers but it was Eric Schmidt at the Motorola event yesterday who took the mantle to confirm the latest numbers. According to him, Android is seeing daily activations of 1.3m devices every day, including 70,000 tablets. Interestingly, total number of Androids is 20m […]
Google India Will Launch Free Turn-by-Turn Navigation
One of the advantages of owning an Android device is the inclusion of free voice guided turn-by-turn navigation. But that is only applicable if you reside in a country where Google supports it. Good news for Indian Android consumers is that Google is looking to expand the service to our region, going by the […]
Nokia Lumia 920 with PureView, Lumia 820 Leaked
It seems someone has decided to crash the Nokia party early by leaking couple of Windows Phone devices. Twitter user @evleaks has uploaded two images showing Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820, both successors to Nokia’s Lumia 900 and 800 respectively. Although the tweet does not contain more information except for the fact that […]
Amazon launches Kindle Store for India
Amazon today launched the India-centric Kindle Store, which means Indian Kindle owners can now purchase books off the Kindle Store and get billed in Indian currency. The store also offers a choice of over a million books, including works from Indian writers like Chetan Bhagat, Ashwin Sanghi etc. Amazon has also confirmed to sell […]
Asus releases Android 4.1 for Transformer Pad TF300
Given Asus’ track record of releasing Android update for its tablet devices, we aren’t surprised to see Asus release Jelly Bean for its latest Transformer Pad. After Nexus 7 and Motorola Xoom, Transformer Pad TF300 has become the third tablet to run Android 4.1. Asus warns about the lack of Adobe Flash and Wi-Fi […]
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